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Breast cancer risk in premenopausal women is inversely associated with consumption of broccoli, a source of isothiocyanates, but is not modified by GST genotype.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 May 2004
Ambrosone Christine B, McCann Susan E, Freudenheim Jo L, Marshall James R, Zhang Yueshang, Shields Peter G
Abstract excerpt
The role of vegetable consumption in relation to breast cancer risk is controversial. Anticarcinogenic compounds may be present only in specific vegetables, thereby attenuating findings for total vegetable intake. Cruciferous vegetables contain precursors of isothiocyanates (ITCs), which may be chemopreventive through potent inhibition of phase I, and induction of phase II enzymes, such as glutathione...
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